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Fires Consume Retreat House

Posted by Tom McFeely

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:38 PM

Screenshot of the Mt. Calvary Retreat House website, showing the retreat center engulfed in flames.

A 17th-century gold altar from South America was among the irreplaceable treasures lost when a wildfire destroyed a Benedictine Anglican retreat center in California.

Zenit reported yesterday that, “The Montecito fire had the Mount Calvary Retreat House in Santa Barbara County in its path. The six men religious who lived in the center and other staff were evacuated on time and there were no... READ MORE

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